H.R. 6028 (112th): No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012

Introduced:
Jun 26, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Joe Walsh [R-IL8]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:

S. 3542 (same title)
Signed by the President — Dec 20, 2012

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on September 11, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Jun 26, 2012
Referred to Committee Jun 26, 2012
Passed House Sep 11, 2012
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors (2D, 1R) (show)
Committees

House Homeland Security

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

To authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, and for other purposes.

Summary

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Text

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Last updated Sep 12, 2012.
4 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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9/11/2012--Passed House amended.
No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012 - Authorizes the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration [TSA]) to determine whether checked baggage on a flight or flight segment originating at an airport outside the United States where U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has established preclearance operations must be re-screened in the United States for explosives before it can continue on any additional flight or flight segment.
Prohibits the Assistant Secretary from exercising this authority, however, unless an agreement is in effect between the United States and the flight originating country requiring implementation of security standards and protocols determined comparable to those of the United States and therefore sufficiently effective to enable passengers to deplane into sterile areas of U.S. airports.
Requires the Assistant Secretary to report annually to Congress on the re-screening of baggage.

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr6028.

Background

The Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) has designated 14 international airports as “pre-clearance” airports having comparable security standards as those of the US.  Passengers entering from those pre-clearance airports do not have to go through security again upon entering the United States.  This bill would clarify that their baggage does not need to be re-screened either.

Summary

H.R. 6028 would allow the Assistant Secretary of Transportation Security Administration to determine whether passengers entering the United States from “pre-clearance” international airports are required to have their checked baggage re-screened before continuing on to additional flight segments.

Cost

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